Devastating news. It was confirmed yesterday that Finbar Cafferkey, a native of Achill Island in Co Mayo, was killed while battling Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. Finbar was a military volunteer with previous experience fighting in Syria but he travelled to Ukraine to help local forces there. He is the second Irishman to die in […]
2 years ago
This comes after his surprise speech at the Grammys. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has labelled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “genocide”. Speaking on Sunday, the Ukrainian leader warned that his people could face “extermination” as CBS Face the Nation presenter Margaret Brennan asked the question, “Is this genocide?”, to which Zelenskyy simply replied, “Indeed”. Zelenskyy said that […]
4 years ago
A new report was released today. Ukrainian women are now facing a higher risk of unintended pregnancy as there is now a lack of access to contraception and they are exposed to more sexual violence, according to an international humanitarian agency. A new report released today revealed that almost half of all pregnancies across the […]
4 years ago
“How do you feel that your sons are slaughtering our children?” First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, has written a heartfelt open letter for Mother’s Day asking people to think of the impact the Russian invasion is having on Ukrainian children. She opens the letter by remembering some of the children who have died as […]
4 years ago
In the comments under posts on Instagram, the new collection is met with outrage and ridicule. And rightly so. In the month that has passed since Russian army forces invaded Ukraine, a humanitarian crisis has unfolded in real-time in front of the eyes of the world. Millions have fled their homes and country, entire cities […]
4 years ago
What a great idea. Art of Coffee owner Ruslan Mocharskyy has opened a store in Dublin that is providing food, baby supplies, toys and more for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland and it’s all free of charge. Opening Palyanytsya on Clarendon Street, the store is named after a Ukrainian flatbread and is a distinct word […]
4 years ago